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2019-06-03

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<p>The Initial Teacher Training Census for 2014-15 will be published on 27 November
2014. This will contain a breakdown of figures to cover school-led (including school
direct) and provider-led places.</p><p>The publication will be made available at:</p><p><a
href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-teacher-training" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-teacher-training</a></p><p>
</p>

<p><strong>Successive governments including the Labour government 1997-2010, Coalition
and present Conservative government have had a consistent position on this issue.</strong>
The Department for Work and Pensions receives a number of written representations
on the Midland Pension Scheme, which is now part of the HSBC Bank (UK) Pension Scheme,
about its integrated pension (or claw-back) policy from individuals and from Members
of Parliament writing on their behalf, as it does on many issues.</p><p> </p><p>The
Governments position on this issue was set out in response to a written parliamentary
question on this subject, which can be accessed here.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-11-13/112544/"
target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-11-13/112544/</a></p><p><strong>
</strong></p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment
he has made of whether Barnet is meeting its statutory requirements under the Public
Libraries and Museums Act 1964 to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service.

<p>In December 2017, the then Secretary of State indicated that she was not minded
to intervene by ordering a local inquiry under the Public Libraries and Museums Act
1964 to determine whether the changes in library provision in Barnet offer a comprehensive
and efficient library service. The further representations received are being carefully
considered by the current Secretary of State.</p><p> </p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference
to his Department's document entitled: Libraries Deliver: Ambition for Public Libraries
in England 2016 to 2021, published in September 2016, if he will publish the criteria
by which his Department assesses whether communities are being provided with safe,
welcoming and accessible physical and virtual environments freely open to all.

<p>Local authorities in England have a statutory duty to provide a comprehensive and
efficient library service that meets local needs. There is no specific criteria that
requires public libraries to provide safe, welcoming and accessible physical and virtual
environments freely open to all, although we would hope and expect them to do as much
as can reasonably be done in this regard.</p>

<p>DCMS works with the Libraries Taskforce and local and central government to promote
good practice and innovation to sustain and improve library services provided by local
authorities in England, including in Barnet. Library services in England can help
transform lives, communities and society as a whole, including in relation to children
by supporting them to develop and enjoy their reading; to learn and study; and to
take part in events and activities. For instance, the annual Summer Reading Challenge,
run by The Reading Agency, promotes reading for children at their local libraries
and has resulted in many thousands of children aged 4 – 11 joining a library and accessing
library services.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, DCMS provided £3.9 million to the Libraries:
Opportunities for Everyone innovation fund to enable library services to trial innovative
projects that would benefit disadvantaged people and places in England. These included
a number of projects which promoted children’s access to library services.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference
to Ofcom's report, children's content review: update, published on 24 July 2018, what
discussions he has had with Ofcom on consulting stakeholders and industry on plans
for the future provision of children's programmes on television and online.

<p>Ministers and officials hold regular discussions with Ofcom on a range of issues,
including on the provision of children’s content.</p><p> </p><p>With the Digital Economy
Act 2017, Ofcom was given new powers to publish criteria on commercial public service
broadcasters’ provision of children’s programming and, if appropriate, to set related
conditions. In response to this, in November 2017 Ofcom launched a review of children’s
content. Ofcom has asked the public service broadcasters to develop and share their
plans to address Ofcom’s concerns on children’s content and we look forward to Ofcom’s
assessment of these plans in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The government is also providing
direct support to the development of children’s content through the Contestable Fund
pilot, which will provide up to £60 million to help stimulate the provision and plurality
of UK-originated content for young audiences and radio.</p>

<p>As reported in the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee report; <em>Communication
of state pension age changes</em>, published in March 2016, there were more than 600
mentions of state pension age equalisation in the national broadsheet and tabloid
press between 1993 and 2006 – an average of just under one per week – on “front pages,
News and City sections as well as personal finance pages”, and most concentrated “in
1993-95 and again from 2005-06”.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not have any records
that suggest it has used paid newspaper advertising since 2010 specifically to advertise
State Pension age changes.</p>

<p>People can access the online ‘Check your State Pension’ service through GOV.UK
to get a forecast of their State Pension. This includes information about their retirement
date, how they may be able to improve the amount of State Pension they are entitled
to, as well as providing a view of their National Insurance contribution record. Check
Your State Pension service has provided more than ten million online estimates since
its introduction in 2016.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The following tables show
the number of letters sent out to those people born between 6 April 1950 and 5 April
1960, affected by State Pension age increase in the 1995 and 2011 Pensions Acts. Letter
volumes since 2010 can clearly be identified.</p><p>The volumes recorded in the second
table have been rounded to the nearest 1000 and include mailings undertaken as part
of a communications research project, and those sent to men who were also affected
by the 2011 Act. It is not possible to provide the volumes sent to women only in relation
to the 2011 Act, as we do not hold the information split by gender.</p><p> </p><p>Communication
to those affected by the 1995 Act</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Customer’s date
of birth</p></td><td><p>Mailing Date</p></td><td><p>Number of letters sent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/04/50
-05/07/50</p></td><td><p>April 2009</p></td><td><p>99,985</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/07/50
- 05/10/50</p></td><td><p>Jul 2009</p></td><td><p>96,356</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/10/50
- 05/04/51</p></td><td><p>Oct 2009</p></td><td><p>191,465</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/04/51-
05/10/51</p></td><td><p>Jan 2010</p></td><td><p>196,189</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/10/51
– 05/04/52</p></td><td><p>Apr 2010</p></td><td><p>188,515</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/04/52
– 05/10/52</p></td><td><p>Feb 2011</p></td><td><p>196,594</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/10/52
– 05/04/53</p></td><td><p>Mar 2011</p></td><td><p>191,665</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Communication to those affected by the 2011 Act</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Customer’s
date of birth</p></td><td><p>Mailing Date</p></td><td><p>Number of letters sent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/04/53
– 05/12/53</p></td><td><p>Jan 2012</p></td><td><p>275,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/12/53
– 05/10/54</p></td><td><p>Feb 2012</p></td><td><p>646, 000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/10/54
– 05/04/55</p></td><td><p>Feb 2012</p></td><td><p>375, 000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/04/55
– 05/04/60</p></td><td><p>Oct 2012 – Nov 2013</p></td><td><p>4,475,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>To clarify, mailings undertaken as part of the communications research project
have been included in the above table.</p>

<p>People can access the online ‘Check your State Pension’ service through GOV.UK
to get a forecast of their State Pension. This includes information about their retirement
date, how they may be able to improve the amount of State Pension they are entitled
to, as well as providing a view of their National Insurance contribution record. Check
Your State Pension service has provided more than ten million online estimates since
its introduction in 2016.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The following tables show
the number of letters sent out to those people born between 6 April 1950 and 5 April
1960, affected by State Pension age increase in the 1995 and 2011 Pensions Acts. Letter
volumes since 2010 can clearly be identified.</p><p>The volumes recorded in the second
table have been rounded to the nearest 1000 and include mailings undertaken as part
of a communications research project, and those sent to men who were also affected
by the 2011 Act. It is not possible to provide the volumes sent to women only in relation
to the 2011 Act, as we do not hold the information split by gender.</p><p> </p><p>Communication
to those affected by the 1995 Act</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Customer’s date
of birth</p></td><td><p>Mailing Date</p></td><td><p>Number of letters sent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/04/50
-05/07/50</p></td><td><p>April 2009</p></td><td><p>99,985</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/07/50
- 05/10/50</p></td><td><p>Jul 2009</p></td><td><p>96,356</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/10/50
- 05/04/51</p></td><td><p>Oct 2009</p></td><td><p>191,465</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/04/51-
05/10/51</p></td><td><p>Jan 2010</p></td><td><p>196,189</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/10/51
– 05/04/52</p></td><td><p>Apr 2010</p></td><td><p>188,515</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/04/52
– 05/10/52</p></td><td><p>Feb 2011</p></td><td><p>196,594</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/10/52
– 05/04/53</p></td><td><p>Mar 2011</p></td><td><p>191,665</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Communication to those affected by the 2011 Act</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Customer’s
date of birth</p></td><td><p>Mailing Date</p></td><td><p>Number of letters sent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/04/53
– 05/12/53</p></td><td><p>Jan 2012</p></td><td><p>275,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/12/53
– 05/10/54</p></td><td><p>Feb 2012</p></td><td><p>646, 000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/10/54
– 05/04/55</p></td><td><p>Feb 2012</p></td><td><p>375, 000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/04/55
– 05/04/60</p></td><td><p>Oct 2012 – Nov 2013</p></td><td><p>4,475,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>To clarify, mailings undertaken as part of the communications research project
have been included in the above table.</p>